Installing Thermo Scientific Devices
Vanquish Variable Wavelength Detector (VVWD): Installation

 

Device Type:

variable wavelength detector

Device Driver:

Thermo Scientific HPLC: Vanquish Variable Wavelength Detector

Hardware Options
Supported:

  • VF-D40-A

For information about the available configurations, refer to the operating instructions for the instrument.

Other Supported Options:

  • analog data acquisition

  • digital data acquisition

  • SmartStartup / SmartShutdown

Restrictions:

The following options are not supported:

  • sharing of devices between timebases

  • assigning devices to timebases

  • diagnostics / troubleshooting guides

 

What is required?

License:

Timebase Class 1

Connection:

A free USB 2.0 port and the following cable is required:

USB 2.0 cable to connect the detector to the server PC via the USB port.

The variable wavelength detector device offers a USB 2.0 hub which can be used to connect other UltiMate 3000 / Vanuish modules.

Hardware Requirements:

  • Standard USB cable

  • Standard USB 2.0 port is required

 

Hardware Installation

Device Connection:

Connect the device to the USB port on the Chromeleon server PC. Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends the following approach:

  1. Connect all devices to the detector.

  2. Connect the system to the Chromeleon computer via one connection only.

 Note:

Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends using the USB ports for connections to Thermo Scientific instruments only. Thermo Fisher Scientific cannot guarantee correct functioning if instruments from other manufacturers are connected.

For more information about how to connect the system devices, refer to the instrument's operating manuals.

Also refer to Connecting Dionex Devices via USB.

 

Software Installation

  1. In the Chromeleon Server Configuration, add the driver to a timebase. For details, see Adding, Configuring or Deleting Devices. After you add the driver, the configuration dialog opens automatically.

  2. On each properties tab page, select the desired settings. For information about the settings on a page, click the Help button on a page or press F1.

Further Information

For detailed installation instructions, refer to the operating manuals of the instrument.

For troubleshooting information, refer to Troubleshooting for USB and TCP/IP Connections.

For an overview of the various Thermo Scientific devices, refer to  Installing Thermo Scientific Devices.